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Sunday, December 05, 2010
Ind. Courts - "Lake County courthouse renamed in honor of Indiana Supreme Court Justice Robert D. Rucker"
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 22, 2010, Lori Caldwell reports today in the Gary Post-Tribune:
Lawyers, judges, county and city officials filled the first-floor lobby of the Lake County courthouse as it was renamed in honor of Indiana Supreme Court Justice Robert D. Rucker."This is a most humbling occasion," Rucker said after watching his wife and his mother unveil the metal engraved plaque dedicated to Rucker "for his pioneering efforts to increase diversity in the legal profession."
Rucker, a Gary native, is a former Lake County prosecutor, Gary city attorney and is the first black to serve on the Indiana Supreme Court.
His two fellow justices, Frank Sullivan and Steven David, offered high praise for Rucker, who they said provides insight and experience to the decisions they review.
Sullivan said there was "no finer tribute" than naming the courthouse at 400 Broadway after Rucker, a graduate of Roosevelt High School, Indiana University, Valparaiso University School of Law and University of Virginia Law School. * * *
As Rucker stood before the crowd, he read a brief history of the "historic and majestic" courthouse, built of marble and limestone, completed in 1929 for less than $1 million.
Then he took time to thank family, friends and lawyers who helped him through the years, saying he stood on "tall shoulders.
"I accept this honor on all of their and your behalf," he said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 5, 2010 12:28 PM
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